Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses : Legal Issues.

Discusses the ramifications of the application of "strict scrutiny" to race-conscious decision making by the Federal Government as established by the Supreme Court in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. Reviews regulatory developments post- Adarand, implications for future minority contrac...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Public contracts. Minorities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the ramifications of the application of "strict scrutiny" to race-conscious decision making by the Federal Government as established by the Supreme Court in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. Reviews regulatory developments post- Adarand, implications for future minority contracting cases, and policy concerning affirmative action for disadvantaged small businesses.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.